# sawmill (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sawmill. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pfleiderer restructuring puts Central European panel market in focus](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/pfleiderer-restructuring-puts-central-european-panel-market-in-focus/) _2026-08-21 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ The planned transfer of Pfleiderer to its bondholders comes at a sensitive point for the Central European wood-based panel market. Demand remains uneven, particleboard growth is limited and Poland has overtaken Germany in MDF production. What happens next at Pfleiderer … Continue reading → ## [Finland’s sawmill industry likely to face further capacity closures](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/finlands-sawmill-industry-likely-to-face-further-capacity-closures/) _2026-08-21 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Finland’s sawmill industry may need further permanent capacity reductions as high sawlog costs, weak softwood lumber demand and growing pressure on the country’s traditional export markets leave producers with limited room to restore margins through higher prices alone. The prospect … Continue reading → ## [Holmen sawmill losses persist, but easing log costs point to a changing Swedish timber market](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/holmen-sawmill-losses-persist-but-easing-log-costs-point-to-a-changing-swedish-timber-market/) _2026-08-21 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Holmen’s Wood Products business remained in the red in the first half of 2026 despite stable delivery volumes, highlighting how high raw-material costs, weaker by-product revenues and currency pressure continue to squeeze Swedish sawmill margins. The second quarter nevertheless brought … Continue reading → ## [New Zealand log market steadies as China inventories tighten and freight remains the key risk](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/new-zealand-log-market-steadies-as-china-inventories-tighten-and-freight-remains-the-key-risk/) _2026-08-21 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ New Zealand’s export log market has entered August in a considerably more balanced position than the wider Chinese economy would suggest. Chinese selling prices have edged higher, port inventories are no longer building and daily log consumption has strengthened during … Continue reading → ## [Homann to cut 2026 outlook as Pagiriai losses hit earnings](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/homann-to-cut-2026-outlook-as-pagiriai-losses-hit-earnings/) _2026-08-21 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Homann Holzwerkstoffe has sharply reduced its earnings expectations for 2026 after preliminary first-half figures showed EBITDA falling into negative territory. High start-up losses at the group’s new Lithuanian MDF/HDF plant remained the main burden, while weak furniture demand and rising … Continue reading → ## [Sweden’s sawmill industry may have an overcapacity problem](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/swedens-sawmill-industry-may-have-an-overcapacity-problem/) _2026-08-19 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Sweden’s timber market may be entering a different phase in the relationship between forest owners and the processing industry. Sveaskog CEO Erik Brandsma (in the photo above) says the state-owned forest company is increasingly prepared to use its supply position … Continue reading → ## [Norway’s timber exports hit record levels despite falling prices](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/norways-timber-exports-hit-record-levels-despite-falling-prices/) _2026-08-19 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Norwegian timber prices have fallen sharply from last year’s highs, but exports continue to absorb a large share of the country’s harvest. Norway exported a record 1.74 million m³ of timber in the second quarter of 2026, equivalent to 46% … Continue reading → ## [New US lumber player TLM targets 12+ sawmills by 2030](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/new-us-lumber-player-tlm-targets-12-sawmills-by-2030/) _2026-08-19 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ The Lumber Manufactory (TLM) has started production at its first sawmill in New Albany, Mississippi, marking the entry of a new player into the US lumber industry. Founded in 2023 by executives with backgrounds in technology and advanced manufacturing, the … Continue reading → ## [US delays 50% tariffs on Canadian wood products as trade deal takes shape](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/us-delays-50-tariffs-on-canadian-wood-products-as-trade-deal-takes-shape/) _2026-08-19 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ The United States has postponed for three days a new 50% tariff on selected Canadian imports after Washington and Ottawa reached a preliminary agreement just hours before the duties were due to take effect. For the wood industry, the measure … Continue reading → ## [GWMI Market Pulse August: Europe’s sawmills enter the waiting game](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/gwmi-market-pulse-august-europes-sawmills-enter-the-waiting-game/) _2026-08-18 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Global Wood Markets Info reviewed recent discussions with sawmill operators, lumber traders, distributors and industry executives across Europe and North America. While individual markets continue to differ, one theme is becoming increasingly clear: weak demand is no longer the only … Continue reading → ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c2p9Rsd7Hj9s) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [German sawmills want cheaper logs, but the market says otherwise](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/german-sawmills-want-cheaper-logs-but-the-market-says-otherwise/) _2026-08-18 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ German sawlog prices are holding at unexpectedly high levels in August despite continued pressure on sawmills from the weak construction sector. Attempts by mills to secure substantial price reductions for the second half of 2026 have so far produced only … Continue reading → ## [China’s softwood lumber imports fall as demand, costs and supply reshape the market](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/chinas-softwood-lumber-imports-fall-as-demand-costs-and-supply-reshape-the-market/) _2026-08-18 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ China’s lumber imports fell sharply in the first half of 2026, with the decline concentrated in softwood lumber as weak construction demand, higher import costs and changing supply patterns weighed on trade. According to China Customs data, total lumber imports … Continue reading → ## [Lumber prices fall as Canada-US trade talks add to market uncertainty](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/lumber-prices-fall-as-canada-us-trade-talks-add-to-market-uncertainty/) _2026-08-18 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ North American lumber prices moved lower again in August, with futures falling below $570 per thousand board feet as weaker US housing activity and uncertainty over Canada-US trade relations kept buyers cautious. The decline follows a much stronger market earlier … Continue reading → ## [Finnish technology group Raute brings AI inspection to Arauco’s Chilean plywood mills](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/finnish-technology-group-raute-brings-ai-inspection-to-araucos-chilean-plywood-mills/) _2026-08-18 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Finnish wood technology company Raute will supply AI-based Visual Analyzer R7 systems to Arauco for panel repair lines at two of the forest products group’s plywood mills in Chile. Deliveries are scheduled for late 2026. The investment will introduce automated … Continue reading → ## [Latvijas Finieris bets big on birch plywood expansion](https://www.timberindustrynews.com/latvijas-finieris-bets-big-on-birch-plywood-expansion/) _2026-08-17 · GWMI Admin · Timber Industry News_ Latvijas Finieris is adding another major project to an investment cycle that has steadily expanded its birch plywood business across Northern Europe. The group will invest more than €70 million at Kohila Vineer in Estonia, where construction is due to … Continue reading →